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Dhruv
Deputy Manager
Delhi,HR
Summary
Renewable Energy and Process Engineering professional with over 9 years of experience in commercial Bio-CNG production, anaerobic digestion, and biomethane plant operations. Experienced in managing end-to-end plant operations, including feedstock preparation, anaerobic digestion, biogas purification, biomethane upgrading, compression, storage, and customer supply for a 6,500 kg/day commercial Bio-CNG facility. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, optimize process performance, improve plant reliability, and reduce operating costs through process optimization and applied R&D. Extensive experience in designing and conducting anaerobic digestion experiments, evaluating process parameters, troubleshooting plant operations, and supporting EPC projects through process design, equipment selection, mass and energy balance, technical documentation, and customer engagement. Completed a Ph.D. in Hydrogen Production from biogas, integrating industrial expertise with advanced research in renewable energy, hydrogen technologies, process simulation, techno-economic assessment, and sustainable energy systems.
Overview
5
5
Certifications
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Manager
Spectrum Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd.
04.2017 - 09.2022
- Project Type: BIO CNG and Organic manure
- Project Description: Manufacturing of Bio CNG from Biogas produced from Industrial waste such as press mud, Paddy straw, etc of capacity 6.5TPD.
- About Company: A Spectrum Renewable Energy Private Limited (SREL) is dedicated to the development of innovative biogas projects in rural markets that capture renewable energy from organic waste products, while increasing agricultural profitability and sustainability through environmentally responsible practices.
- Project Responsibilities:
- Supervision of overall Biogas plant operation to produce BIOCNG with quality of Methane greater than 96% for industries.
- Process monitoring and optimization
- Led EPC proposal development, business development initiatives, and R&D activities, including preparation of technical offers, process designs, equipment selection, mass and energy balances, technical documentation, and client presentations for commercial Bio-CNG projects.
- Led process monitoring and performance evaluation of anaerobic digesters by analyzing critical biochemical parameters (TS, VS, Alkalinity, VFA, and TOC), enabling proactive process optimization and reliable plant operation.
Research Assistant
IIT Delhi
04.2014 - 03.2017
- R&D experience
- Project Name: Design and development of Mobile unit for Biogas Enrichment and bottling system
- Project Description: Development of mobile Bio Gas cleaning system (MNRE Funded)
- Project Role: Project Associate
- Designed and developed a water scrubbing system for a mobile biogas upgrading unit to produce high-quality Bio-CNG.
- Prepared detailed 3D models and engineering drawings for process equipment using CAD tools, ensuring accurate fabrication and installation.
- Managed equipment installation, integration, and commissioning of the mobile biogas upgrading system on a transportable platform.
- Conducted pilot-scale and field performance testing to validate system efficiency, reliability, and operational performance under real-world conditions.
- Analyzed experimental and operational data, evaluated system performance, and prepared comprehensive technical reports for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Education
M.Tech - Chemical Engineering
Govt. Ujjain engineering College ,Ujjain(M.P.)
Ujjain, M.P.01-2019
Ph.D. - Renewable Energy
University of Niccolò Cusano
Rome,Italy 04.2001 -
B.Tech - Mech. Engineering
Bhagwant Institute Of Technology, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.),India
Muzaffarnagar, U.P., India01-2013
Skills
MATLAB
COMSOL Multiphysics
Ansys Fluent
Solid Works
Auto CAD
Aspen Plus
OpenLCA
Process optimization
Plant operations management
Mass balance calculation
Biogas purification
Feedstock handling
LCA studies
Aspen simulation
EPC proposal development
Technical presentations
R&D coordination
Stakeholder management
Technical evaluation
Software
Open LCA
Solidworks
Auto Cad
Comsol Multiphysics
Certification
Functional Skills
Timeline
Deputy Manager
Spectrum Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd.
04.2017 - 09.2022
Research Assistant
IIT Delhi
04.2014 - 03.2017
Ph.D. - Renewable Energy
University of Niccolò Cusano
04.2001 -
B.Tech - Mech. Engineering
Bhagwant Institute Of Technology, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.),India
M.Tech - Chemical Engineering
Govt. Ujjain engineering College ,Ujjain(M.P.)
Publications
- Singh, Dhruv, Piero Sirini, and Lidia Lombardi. 2025. "Review of Reforming Processes for the Production of Green Hydrogen from Landfill Gas" Energies 18, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18010015
- Singh, Dhruv, Piero Sirini, and Lidia Lombardi. 2025. "Green Hydrogen Production from Biogas or Landfill Gas by Steam Reforming or Dry Reforming: Specific Production and Energy Requirements" Energies 18, no. 10: 2631. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18102631
- Sahota, Shivali, Lidia Lombardi, Dhruv Singh, Cathal O’Donoghue, Cathal Geoghegan, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos, Leonidas Matsakas, and Omprakash Sarkar. "CO2 from biogas: valorisation, economic and environmental impacts in circular carbon systems." Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 25, no. 1 (2026): 6.
- Sahota, Shivali, Khushhali M. Pande, S. Suresh, S. Arisutha, Dhruv Singh, and Goldy Shah. "Biological pretreatment of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) for biofuel production-a review." Journal of Biofuels and Bioenergy 2, no. 2 (2016): 97-101.
- Kapoor, Rimika, P. M. V. Subbarao, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Goldy Shah, Shivali Sahota, Dhruv Singh, and Mahesh Verma. "Factors affecting methane loss from a water scrubbing based biogas upgrading system." Applied Energy 208 (2017): 1379-1388.
- Singh, Dhruv, and Anjani K. Dwivedi. "Transformation technologies for Biogas to biomethane: A review." International Journal of Research in (2020).
- Singh, Dhruv, and Anjani K. Dwivedi. "Removal of CO 2 from raw biogas using water scrubbing based up-gradation method." Int. Res. J. Eng. Technol 6 (2019): 1565-1568.
- Shah, G., Singh, D., Sahota, S.and Ghosh, P., 2020. Towards Waste Valorization: A Promising and Sustainable Approach of Waste Management. In Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology (pp. 19-34). Springer, Singapore.